Fun around the campground

For the days that we didn't venture out, there was always plenty to do around camp.

They had a great playground....

And a fun stage they could dance on....

Every morning, Yogi came out to greet all the kids.  They raised the Canadian flag, sang the national anthem and then Yogi stayed and sang songs with the kids...

One night there was a dance party with Yogi and all of the other characters....it was a huge hit.

This is Lucky.  He was the dog that belonged to a really nice family that was camping right next to us.  Lucas spent a lot of time sitting and talking to Lucky.

There were morning cartoons....our kids seemed to be the only ones interested (Yogi cartoons only).

We did arts and crafts...

And they were able to ride their bikes.

Of course it wouldn't be a Jellystone campsite without a bouncing pillow!  This was within walking distance to our campsite which was great.

They had a real nice pool and while Canada was a bit cooler, we swam mostly between 12 and 2 and it was plenty hot outside for that.

Our home for seven nights...

We played BINGO...Lucas won every time he played!

One day we met Cindy Bear at the flagpole and the kids helped to water Cindy's garden.

Sitting around cracking open peanuts for a snack.

The last night it was drizzling, and while everyone was walking around in wet t shirts and sweatpants, my kids were covered head to toe in rain gear....we stuck out sorely.

The last night there was an indoor movie, which worked out perfectly with the wet weather.

Overall, it was a really nice place to stay.  It had just enough for the kids during the days we stayed there and the people were really nice.  It was nice to watch them make friends with kids from other campsites.  

Next up?  Maine!!!

Obstacle Course

Not far from our campground in Kingston, was what is called a "Family Fitness Trail".  We saw it one day on our way to get some groceries.  So a few days before we left, we checked it out.  Basically you hike into the woods and there is an obstacle every now and then.

The course ended at a nice little park with a pond.  The kids saw this archway in the park and pretended to be getting married.

Whale Watching

One of our other day trips was a whale watching trip.  We had to take a scenic drive through the country side and take two ferries with our car all the way to Brier Island.  

Waiting for the first ferry.

When we arrived at Brier Island, we were about an hour early for our whale watch. We had packed a lunch and found a real nice spot that overlooked the bay.

Lucas took this picture....

We were the only Americans at our campsite.  However, on this whale watch, almost everyone was from the States.  There was even another set of (six year old boy/girl) twins on the boat.

We saw so many whales...or maybe we only saw a few many many times.  Either way, there was much to see.

My camera died on the trip....but how many pictures of parts of whales did I need?  Right before we headed back to the harbor, two whales jumped up , flipped and crashed back down.  It was absolutely amazing.  Apparently it is called a double breach.  It looked just liked this  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVdz_hE1MT8

It was pretty amazing to see, and I probably would have missed the beauty of it if I was trying to take a picture of it.

We got back real late, arriving at the campsite after nine.  I cooked up a quick dinner and we ate by the fire.  

Halifax/Peggy's Cove

We took a few day trips off the campsite while in Nova Scotia.  The third day there is was supposed to rain, so we decided that it would be better to do some site seeing in the rain rather than sit in the tent and stare at each other.  

We drove to Halifax and enjoyed a nice lunch down by the harbor.  It is a  pretty happening place as this is near where all the cruise ships come in.  They had a great playground with a huge whale the kids could climb up and slide down.

After lunch it was off to Peggy's Cove.  It's  a cute little fishing town with a famous lighthouse.

There were so many rocks to walk amongst.  It was a little treacherous with the twins at times.

We got back to the campsite only to find rain.  Apparently it rained all day there (it never actually rained in Halifax or Peggy's Cove)  I abandoned the idea of cooking in the rain and we went out for pizza.  

That night it poured....and I mean torrential downpour.  From about 11 pm to 6 am.  The winds picked up after midnight, and apparently reached 55 mph.  It was crazy.  The tent was staked and anchored in the ground, but the sides of the tent were bending in on us and shaking all night long.  The kids slept through the whole thing.  So did Felix except for the times I was so freaked out, I woke him up.  I myself slept maybe two hours.  In the morning, our tent was dry and intact. Many people lost the tops to their tents and a lot of people were drying out their tents the next morning.   A big fan of Coleman camping equipment now!